Quality Assurance Officer/ Executive

Parker Lord; Nashik District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker Lord is seeking a Quality Leader to head the Quality Department and manage the Quality Management System across our manufacturing operations in India. The role requires ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and regulatory compliance while driving customer-focused quality culture.

The candidate will lead Lean initiatives, manage audits, and coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and R&D to sustain corrective actions and continuous improvements, ensuring product quality and

Qualifications

• Minimum 6-8 years of quality experience in chemical manufacturing, rubber, polymer, adhesives, or related process-manufacturing industries.
• Leads the site’s QMS and ensures ISO/IATF compliance and customer-specific standards.
• Drives Lean, Kaizen, 5S, error-proofing, and manufacturing process improvements.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, R&D, and Global Quality.

Responsibilities

• Execute the annual Quality Plan and maintain/improve the QMS.
• Manage internal audits, corrective actions, documentation control, and product/process qualifications.
• Track and report quality metrics including scrap, nonconformances, and cost of poor quality.
• Oversee inspection, laboratory operations, MSA, and SPC; support audits and corrective actions.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for customer complaints and supplier issues.
• Support new-product development, testing, validation, and technical/R&D activities.
• Train and develop Quality personnel; maintain competency and training records.

Skills

Quality management

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

IATF 16949

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

5S

MSA

SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical / Polymer Engineering

Master’s degree in Chemistry

Tools

MSA (Measurement Systems Analysis)

SPC (Statistical Process Control)

Job description

This position is responsible for leading and managing all Quality Department activities and the Quality Management System (QMS). The position ensures that plant operations consistently meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, customer-specific, and regulatory requirements in support of divisional objectives.

The incumbent will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of quality systems, manufacturing processes, laboratory and inspection activities, equipment-related quality controls, and Lean initiatives. This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, R&D, and Global Quality to ensure effective communication, sustainable corrective actions, and a customer-focused quality culture.

Responsibilities

• Executing the annual Quality Plan and maintaining/improving the QMS.
• Managing internal audits, corrective actions, documentation control, and annual product/process qualification.
• Tracking and reporting quality metrics, including customer performance, scrap, rework, nonconformances, and Cost of Poor Quality.
• Overseeing incoming, in-process, and final-product inspection, shipment release, laboratory operations, shelf-life control, MSA, and SPC.
• Leading resolution of customer complaints, supplier issues, audit findings, and internal nonconformities through structured root-cause and corrective-action methods.
• Managing supplier audits, supporting customer and certification audits, and maintaining continual audit readiness.
• Driving Lean, Kaizen, 5S, error-proofing, waste-reduction, and manufacturing process-improvement initiatives.
• Supporting new-product development, testing, validation, qualification, and technical/R&D activities.
• Leading, training, and developing Quality Department personnel while maintaining competency plans, training records, and a safe, collaborative, customer-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical / Polymer Engineering or Master’s degree in Chemistry.

Experience

• Minimum 6-8 years of quality experience in chemical manufacturing, rubber, polymer, adhesives, or related process-manufacturing industries.
• This role leads the site’s Quality Management System and Quality Department to ensure compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, Parker policies, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific standards.